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After Gemological Institute of America-New York: graduation, pay and debt

New York, New York · Private · 313 undergrads

The typical student earns $42,588 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $8,233 in federal loans at the median.

The short answers

$42.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$8,233
median federal debt at graduation.
81%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers

Finishing

Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
46%

Pay after college

Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,110
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,328
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,588
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
65%

Pay is for students who got federal aid and are working, counted from the year they started college, whether or not they finished.

Debt and paying it back

Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$8,233
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,233
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,233
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$8,192
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
81%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
89%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
81%
Defaulted on their loans within 3 yearsCollege Scorecard
1%

Federal student loans only. Private loans and Parent PLUS loans aren't counted.

Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers